VMO2 wields the axe as customer base declines

Virgin Media O2 has confirmed plans to cull 2,000 jobs as some fixed and mobile customers also head for the exit.
Reports emerged in late June that the cableco was planning a round of redundancies, with the rumoured figure ranging between 800 and 2,000. And earlier this year, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it held talks with VMO2 about the future of 1,357 ‘at risk’ positions at the company.
It seems those positions – and others – were more than ‘at risk&